Macau welcomed nearly 3.5 million visitors in May 2026, a 3.4 percent year-on-year increase, according to data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC).
The total of 3,487,994 arrivals was driven by same-day travelers, who climbed 7.9 percent to around 2.15 million. Overnight visitors fell 3.0 percent to about 1.34 million. The average length of stay edged down 0.1 day to 1.0 day, though overnight visitors continued to stay an average of 2.3 days.
Mainland China remained the largest source market, with arrivals up 4.2 percent to roughly 2.54 million. Travelers under the Individual Visit Scheme rose 5.2 percent to about 1.38 million. Visitors from Taiwan jumped 18.9 percent to 93,701, while arrivals from Hong Kong slipped 0.4 percent to 618,341.
International visitors totaled 234,150, a modest 0.8 percent gain. Among Southeast Asian markets, Thailand led growth with a 36.1 percent surge to 20,447, even as the Philippines and Indonesia declined 11.5 percent and 9.6 percent, respectively. Arrivals from India grew 3.5 percent to 15,293, while South Korea dropped 14.6 percent to 35,663. The United States posted a 10.5 percent rise to 12,426.
For the first five months of 2026, visitor arrivals climbed 11.1 percent year-on-year to more than 18.1 million. Same-day visitors surged 17.6 percent to about 11.25 million, while overnight visitors grew 2.0 percent to nearly 6.89 million. International arrivals over the period reached 1,244,042, up 8.7 percent. The cumulative average length of stay slipped 0.1 day to 1.0 day.
